to have a fit / throw a fit

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• have a fit — or[have fits] or[throw a fit] {v. phr.} 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. * /Our dog had a fit yesterday./ 2. {informal} To become angry or upset. * /Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• have a fit — or[have fits] or[throw a fit] {v. phr.} 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. * /Our dog had a fit yesterday./ 2. {informal} To become angry or upset. * /Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• have\ a\ fit — • have a fit • have fits • throw a fit v. phr. 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. Our dog had a fit yesterday. 2. informal To become angry or upset. Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car. Howard… …   Словарь американских идиом

• have a fit — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• have a fit — have/throw a fit to be very angry. My mother threw a fit when she saw the mess we d made …   New idioms dictionary

• throw\ a\ fit — • have a fit • have fits • throw a fit v. phr. 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. Our dog had a fit yesterday. 2. informal To become angry or upset. Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car. Howard… …   Словарь американских идиом

• have\ fits — • have a fit • have fits • throw a fit v. phr. 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. Our dog had a fit yesterday. 2. informal To become angry or upset. Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car. Howard… …   Словарь американских идиом

• throw a fit — See: HAVE A FIT …   Dictionary of American idioms

• throw a fit — See: HAVE A FIT …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fit — fit1 [fit] vt. fitted or fit, fitting [ME fitten < ? or akin ? to ON fitja, to knit, tie ends of thread, akin to OHG fizza, skein of thread, ult. < IE * pedyo , fetter, lit., of the foot < base * ped , FOOT] 1. to be suitable or adapted… …   English World dictionary

• throw — ► VERB (past threw; past part. thrown) 1) propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. 2) move or put into place quickly, hurriedly, or roughly. 3) project, direct, or cast (light, an expression, etc.) in a… …   English terms dictionary